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I am a board-certified general surgeon and have been in private practice since 1993. I have a wide-ranging practice that includes many areas of surgery, including surgery of the abdominal organs, breast, thyroid, hernias, skin and soft tissue cancers, complex wounds, as well as trauma surgery and critical care.

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Dr. Mark Dickson

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Sherman, TX

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I am a board-certified general surgeon and have been in private practice since 1993. I have a wide-ranging practice that includes many areas of surgery, including surgery of the abdominal organs, breast, thyroid, hernias, skin and soft tissue cancers, complex wounds, as well as trauma surgery and critical care.

This was very helpful. Thanks! Thanks. I'd already stopped it, but worry re why effectiveness would go from 100% to 0. What if someday if I am, say, in the ER and given something like this & it doesn't help & I can't communicate.

What did your surgeon say? I tell all my patients not to lift anything more than 20 lbs for 6 wks postop.

I'm probably more conservative than most surgeons in that regard, but I also tell my patients that the reason is to reduce your risk of getting an incisional hernia. But if they get one because of straining too much, I'll be happy to fix it.
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I assume you had symptoms that made your doctor think to order that test.

I tell my patients that if they have "typical" gallbladder symptoms and the HIDA scan is abnormal, which yours is, that about 95% of people improve after removing the gallbladder. If your symptoms are such that you can't live with them, then discussing it with your surgeon is appropriate.
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If so, and you're still worried, follow up with him or her. If you haven't, you need to see one now. Intracranial bleeding can only be diagnosed with a CT scan, and can be delayed after a closed head injury.
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